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Term 1, Week 9, April 3rd 2019
Lismore Primary School Scoop
77 William Street Lismore Victoria 3324
Email: lismore.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au
Ph.: 55962121
www.lismoreps.vic.edu.au
FROM MY DESK …
It is hard to believe that we are in the last week of Term One! What a busy, action packed term of learning and
sporting activities it has been! At the end of term, it is always rewarding to reflect on the terms achievements, oppor-
tunities and extra curricula activities. This term our school community has been involved in the following:
* Student Leadership nominations and elections including School Captain, House Captains & JSC representatives
* Two week intensive swimming program at the Lismore Pool supported by trained swim teachers Kate & Haylee
* House Swimming Sports
* Grade 5/6 Student Leaders Congress @ Warrnambool
* Clean Up Australia Day supported by Lismore Land Protection Group
* 3-6 Interschool Swimming Sports @ Skipton
* School Council elections
* 5/6 Art display at COPAC in Colac – thanks to Miss Jess our wonderful Art teacher for displaying our students
work!
* Harmony Week celebrations
* PFA fundraising including catering at local clearing sale & footy tipping competition
* Grandparents/Special Friends day
* 3-6 Victorian Space Science Education Centre incursion @ Derrinallum College
* Melbourne Arts Centre Excursion (tomorrow)
* JSC Easter dress up day (Friday)
* JSC Easter raffle (drawn Friday)
In addition to this, staff have been involved in professional learning opportunities including two full day workshops
with Cathy Sproal, literacy specialist and a ‘Sounds Write’ cluster meeting, learning and sharing our phonics journey.
I attended a conference on Student Voice in Melbourne that will lead our work in professional learning community
meetings. I have also attended two network meetings and an Area Forum. All of these opportunities help us to con-
tinue to grow and develop and demonstrate our commitment to lifelong learning.
Thanks to staff, students, parents and the local community for your contribution towards our school throughout
Term 1. Each of you help ensure the programs and opportunities we provide at Lismore are many and varied.
NAPLAN ONLINE 2019
Each year students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 are involved in NAPLAN (National Assessment Program – Literacy and
Numeracy). Since last year, NAPLAN began transitioning from a paper-based test to an online assessment platform
which involves students completing the tests utilising a computer or tablet device. NAPLAN Online delivers numer-
ous benefits including:
* a ‘tailored test’ design that adapts to correct and incorrect student responses providing a more precise under-
standing of student achievement;
* innovative use of technology, including a more engaging test design and a wider range of item types;
* the extension of the ‘test window’ to two weeks, allowing schools greater opportunity to schedule the tests at
times that suit them best and increasing student participation.
As part of the transition process our school will be conducting NAPLAN Online from this year. Planning towards
this change commenced last year which included staff training and the school being involved in the NAPLAN
Online Readiness Test. Last Thursday, our Year 3 and Year 5 students were involved in a nationwide Co-ordinated
Practice Test designed to test the reliability of the system and for us as a school to assess our readiness for the May
testing period. No results or reports were produced from this practice test.
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A public demonstration site of NAPLAN Online is available at www.nap.edu.au/online-assessment/
publicdemonstration-site and we certainly encourage students to become familiar with the platform via this site. Today
a brochure has been sent home to all families of students in Year 3 and Year 5 that provides some additional infor-
mation. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Michelle Anderson or myself. For more in-
formation about the tests, please visit the VCAA website at www.vcaa.vic.edu.au or the NAP website at
www.nap.edu.au
EASTER CELEBRATIONS
This Friday our school will celebrate all things Easter. Junior School Council are encouraging students to wear some-
thing Easter themed and have decided to provide a prize to the best-dressed girl and boy. The prize will be awarded at
assembly on Friday afternoon. There will also be an Easter egg hunt during the day. Students will parade their cos-
tumes at assembly and the Easter raffle will be drawn. Thanks to everyone that donated to our raffle, we have many
great prizes to draw. Please note assembly will be at 2:10pm with an early dismissal of 2:30pm for the last day of term.
Wishing everyone a restful holiday period and wonderful Easter celebration. I look forward to welcoming you back in
Term 2. Stay safe!
Jess Kattwinkel
F-2 Term 1 Overview
The students in the F-2 classroom started this term with a positive attitude and a willingness to learn. We wel-
comed 5 new foundation students into our classroom. I have been very proud of our grade 1 and 2 students who have
been fantastic role models to our new students.
The students started the year by focusing on the first 20 days of reading and writing, this allowed them to engage
in discussions surrounding classroom rules, procedures and expectations. Once we had set our expectations and pro-
cedures, the students were ready to dive into their learning.
The students are really enjoying our Sounds Write program and are starting to transfer their knowledge into their
reading and writing. Sounds Write is a phonics-based approach that begins with letters and the phonemes (sounds)
those letters represent. It then focuses on blending the phonemes into known words. Our foundation students have
also been working on their fine motor skills as an important step in the writing process.
Our mathematics program has involved many hands on learning experiences including counting, sorting and classify-
ing.
I am looking forward to Term 2 where we will continue to develop important literacy and numeracy skills through
targeted learning activities. What a great term we have had!
Mrs Evans :)
3-6 Term 1 Overview
Hard to believe we have come to the end of term yet when we look back at what we have achieved there is quite
a lot. We have elected new school leaders, completed our swimming program, house swimming sports and inter-
school swimming sports. Grades 5 and 6 attended the Young Leaders Congress in Warrnambool and we have
begun a project to try and improve the health and wellbeing in our community. We have celebrated harmony
week, welcomed grandparents and special friends into the school to show case our work. We have continued to
foster our relationship with LADADC and Derrinallum College by visiting both places and working together.
We are finishing the term with an excursion to Melbourne to watch Billionaire Boy which we have been reading
in class and finally on Friday an Easter themed dress up day.
In English this term, we have studied procedures and narratives and this week students are completing and pub-
lishing their narrative. We have engaged in a touch-typing programme, Sounds Write program, reading groups
and writing groups.
In Maths this term we have been learning about addition, subtraction, times tables and the concept of time.
Looking forward to a great Term 2!
Mrs Anderson :)
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Dates to Remember
Thursday 4th April Arts Centre Melbourne Excursion F-2
Friday 5th April Last day Term 1, Easter costume parade and hunt / 2.30 pm dismissal
Tuesday 23rd April First day Term 2
Wednesday 24th April School Council Annual Report Meeting @ 5.30 pm
Thursday 25th April ANZAC Day Public Holiday-No School
Wednesday 1st May 3-6 Cross Country @ Skipton
Wednesday 8th May Mother’s Day afternoon tea @2.45pm
Thursday 30th May Open Day
Secret Society By Alani
It’s 2:58am. I have 2 minutes to get out before I get The Date By Breeana
trapped. I was in my neighbour’s house where there was a Bursting with excitement Lola ran out the door! She had
thick coat of dust on everything, the house was just so a date on the beach with her boyfriend James!
creepy and old. Steve, the old man who used to live there, When Lola got to the beach, James was nowhere to be
was a soldier in the Australian Army for about 40 years. seen. She looked for his brown hair and beautiful freckly
He used to tell me stories about it but he died when I was face. She couldn’t see him so she decided to ring his
only 7 years old, however nobody knows how. Since my phone, she heard his phone but she still couldn’t see
parents were detectives, they were the ones who were put him. Then she remembered she had his phone from last
in charge of investigating his death. Strangely enough, one night from when they went to the movies. Lola had for-
night during the investigation they never returned home. gotten her own phone and borrowed his to call her
Once I got home, I laid down in bed and thought maybe mum to come get her after the movie. He said to keep it
it wasn’t a good idea to follow in my parent’s footsteps until their date tomorrow. She began to wander the gi-
and become a detective. Except my boss has told me that gantic beach looking for him, but still he was nowhere
I had to find my parents before I leave. I don’t want to. I to be seen. Next she decided to go to James’ house to
don’t know what to do. look for him, strangely enough he was still nowhere to
1 Month Later be seen. Where is he? She started to worry, she didn’t
I haven’t gone to work in a month but I haven’t been know what to do. She was desperate for help so she
fired yet, which was why I wasn’t going to work in the called the police and they were there in a flash. Lola ex-
first place. I found a new job, I start tomorrow. Before I plained to them what had happened. The police said,
start I need to resign from my job as a detective. I walk “Go home and rest, we will be in contact with you when
into the police station and go into my boss’s office and we have more details.” She headed home and on her
announce in a very loud and firm voice, “I QUIT!” way she saw her best friend Lily. Lola asked her if she
Later that night I creep into my neighbour’s old spooky had seen James. She said no, not since last night. Lola
house. I walk slowly down to the basement. Then whilst I kept walking.
am exploring it, I find a hidden door behind a cupboard When she finally got home she couldn’t believe her eyes,
that I had never seen before. I could see light coming standing at the door was James! Lola said to him
through the cracks. I open up the door and can’t believe “Weren’t you meant to be meeting me on the beach?”
my eyes. My parents, Steve (my neighbour) and a bunch She went inside and called the police to tell them she
of other people are sitting around a table like they are at- had found James! What a relief it was.
tending a meeting. They go on to tell me that this is the
“United Nations Underground Secret Society Headquar-
ters” and there are tunnels that lead to every country in
the world.
F-2 Class - Rehanna for displaying persistence and
patience with her handwriting. Well done !
YOUNG 3-6 Class - Zak for the confidence he has been
displaying in class. Zak is willing to ask lots of
ACHIEVERS questions and take on all advice he is given to
help him in his learning. Well done!
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